Eric: Everyone is wearing denim shirts.
Are you?
That was weird okay.
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I'm Eric.
Chris: I'm Chris.
Eric: Today, we're talking about how to wear a denim shirt.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: Popular shirt today ... Stick around to the end of the video because we're going
to be answering one of your style questions that you sent in.
Thanks for that.
All right Chris, let's get right into it.
Chris: Okay.
Eric: Denim shirt, we talk about in our 2015 trends.
This is a popular look.
Chris: Yes, very popular.
Eric: First question I have: Who is the guy that can pull this look off?
From the Cladwell standpoint, what style archetype can maybe wear this shirt?
Chris: If you're familiar with the Cladwell system, I'm going to suggest that the Urban
Dweller, that's a guy who is less formal and more trendy, and also the Casual Guy who is
less formal and less trendy.
I think both of those guys can pull of the denim shirt.
It's going to push the Casual Guy a little bit, but I think it's still doable.
Eric: But you pushed me, I'm the casual guy.
If you guys look in your Style Analytics at Cladwell, you'll see on the chart, this is
on the left side of the chart where you're landing.
Chris: Exactly.
Okay.
Eric: Let's go into the different looks.
If I have a denim shirt, what are the different looks I can pull off?
What am I wearing it with?
Chris: Sure.
It's pretty simple.
You can wear it with some chinos.
I definitely recommend some tan cotton pants, tan chinos.
Pretty basic, some khakis.
You can wear it with jeans.
You can do a denim on denim.
Eric: Denim on denim?
Chris: Yeah.
It's a great look.
Eric: It's risky.
Chris: It's risky, but most guys can pull it off.
Eric: I got another question.
What else can you wear it with?
Chris: Last thing I'll say is a lot of guys are actually dressing them up and maybe do
it with a denim or a chambray shirt.
We're kind of lumping those things together because ...
Eric: What's the difference between denim and chambray
Chris: It's just how they're made.
They look the same.
They both have that indigo look to them.
We'll lump them together for our purposes here.
Usually, chambray shirts a little bit lighter weight.
Yeah, that's it.
You can actually dress it up with some nice wool dress pants, some flannel dress pants
in the winter, or a suit or a blazer like I'm wearing right now.
Eric: Great.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: If you guys want to check out even more looks, we've written a blog post in this already
so we'll link to it.
Denim on denim, tell me about that.
How do I do that without screwing it up and looking really bad?
Chris: Again, it's a pretty simple thing to do, actually.
There are a couple things you need to keep in mind.
First, vary the tones.
If you've got a dark denim shirt, light denim jeans.
Eric: Right.
So, mix and match a little.
Chris: Or vice versa.
Yeah.
A light shirt and dark jeans.
Eric: It doesn't matter which one is on top, which one is on bottom?
Chris: No, you can do either.
Eric: Okay.
Chris: Yeah, both are fine.
The second thing is keep it nice and clean.
If you're going for a deliberate look, denim on denim is kind of a thing and anytime you
try to pull something off like that, make sure everything fits pretty well.
You're probably looking for slimmer fits.
Again, that's all based on your body type.
If you don't know what jeans are best for your body type, go to Cladwell.com and we'll
tell you.
That's something to keep in mind.
Eric: Okay.
Any major mistakes or anything else I should be avoiding with wearing denim?
Chris: Really, the only things are the two things I just mentioned.
Vary the tones so don't do a light jean with a light denim shirt or dark and dark.
You want a little bit more visual interest.
Eric: Little bit of contrast?
Chris: Yeah, exactly.
Then, just keep fit in mind.
Eric: Okay.
Chris: Yeah.
Eric: Great.
That's how you do it, guys.
Get out there, wear a denim shirt.
It's great.
We're doing it.
Chris: Cool.
Eric: Everybody is doing it.
No, it's great.
Now, we got one of your questions we're going to answer.
Thanks for sending this in.
This is from kristjan90.
He says, "Thanks guys, very interesting points."
He said, "How do you feel about wearing blazers with khakis or chinos?
Perhaps a beige or light brown pair of chinos with a blazer for a slightly casual day at
work."
Then, one other question, "Would a suit blazer still be off limits in a combo like that?"
Chris: That's a great question.
Eric: kristjan90.
Chris: Still learning how to read.
Thanks.
kristjan90.
That's a great question.
Definitely, you can wear a blazer with chinos.
Everything we said in that other video still applies.
Look for something that has little bit more texture to it.
To answer your second question, don't wear a suit blazer.
That is still off limits.
Eric: Okay.
Great.
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